I got my septum pierced a few days ago. It's the first major piercing I've gotten in the last 4 years, with the intentions of keeping it in for a while anyway. It seems like I get them for the initial rush more often than because I'm actually going to keep them in. Even though I have had a few other piercings (vertical labret, Monroe (I took it out 6 months ago), and quads (which I took out rather immediately), and suspension piercings), the septum piercing is the strangest piercing I've ever had done. I went to Timeless, where the piercer is mega cool, and got it done rather impulsively.
At A Glance Author pra9mantra Contact pra9mantra@bme.anon When It just happened Artist April Johnson Studio Timeless Tattoo Location Atlanta, Georgia My friend Teus and I went down there...he wanted to know how much a labret was, and I figured having someone come along would be cool in case my weak ass fainted or something. Right off I was fucking it up by forgetting to eat. The chick that would later pierce me made me go eat something.... which is good because I would've probably forgotten to had I not been forced. It's not that I don't like to eat or something...I just forget sometimes. Allot actually...it's horrible. So we went to a waffle house that was conveniently across the very busy street.
We risked our lives to cross the road, and some people think piercings are dangerous. We ran out in front of a MAC truck...which probably wasn't as close as it seemed all to eat breakfast foods. The waitress was really funny...she reminded me of that Asian lady that owns the barbershop on those Mad TV skits. I hate mad TV...but those are the only skits I ever find funny. You have to watch that show in an altered state for it to be funny I guess...that's been my experience anyway.
We had to wait for the sterilization to be done (it took about 15 minutes), so I sat and talked to the piercer while Teus went to this head shop next door. It was the same shop I got Doctor Frankfurter from...for $30 even though I could sell it used for like $130. After I had forgotten that he had left, Teus returned...with a sword. We thought it'd be better to unsheathe it in the parking lot...so we went outside and scared the norms. I think he's going to buy a bunch of them and rewrap the handles...and replace the plastic plugs with bamboo ones then sell them for 3 times what he paid for them.
After awhile, the piercer was done sterilizing everything and called me over to get the piercing done. She had me lie semi-upside down on the table after she carefully made some guide lines to help with the getting it straight. As I was breathing deep breaths rhythmically in and out...it happened. My eyes watered up more than ever! It hurt...not bad enough to make you cry though. I think the extent of my eye watering may have had something to do with sinus pressure or something. After the initial kick in the face, I got a huge adrenaline rush...that lasted for the rest of the day.
It's worn off now though, and I just feel like someone punched me in the face. It only hurts if I touch my nose...that doesn't really happen much unless I'm cleaning it. It looks awesome...so it'll probably stay with me awhile. She did a really good job...it's the straightest septum I've ever seen.
Something kind of funny happened when I had to go to work, though. The piercer suggested a circular barbell to take care of the hiding it for work problem. After going back to Timeless so they could open it wider so it'd fit inside my nose, I flipped the ring up so that it'd be hidden while I was at work. When I got off I flipped it back down, and the ball had fallen off.
At the time, however, I thought the ring had broken off in my nose 'cause I didn't see any threads on the end where the ball should have been. So I was all spazing, thinking that it could be anywhere...maybe it was stuck in my sinus cavity or some crazy shit! I cleaned it really well before going to bed, and pushed it over a little so the side that still had a ball would hold it in. I went back the next day and April helped me by giving me another ball, and reassuring me that it hadn't broken...contaminating my nose with broken surgical steel fragments that would set off airport metal detectors for the rest of my life! I'm really glad I got this done...it has definitely been a unique experience. I can't wait until it heals...or at least stops being sore, then I can start training it to sit the way I want it to.